by import2 | February 4, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
The two sections of the a.) WILLIAM J. DE LANCEY, b.) PAUL R. TREGURTHA) were joined at Lorain, Ohio by American Ship Building Co. and float-launched on February 4, 1981, (Hull #909). In 1977, ROGER BLOUGH arrived at the American Shipbuilding Company in Lorain, Ohio...
by import2 | February 3, 2023 | Boatnerd News
U.S.-Flag Great Lakes Shipping Down in 2022 CLEVELAND – U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 76.4 million tons of cargo in 2022, a decrease of 6.6 percent compared to 2021. The 2022 float was 7.1 percent below the fleet’s 5-year average. Iron ore cargos...
by import2 | February 3, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
In 1960, The Ludington Daily News reported that the S.S. AVALON, formerly the S.S. VIRGINIA, had been sold to Everett J. Stotts of Artesia, California. On 03 February 1899, the steamer GEORGE FARWELL (wooden propeller freighter, 182 foot, 977 gross tons, built in...
by import2 | February 2, 2023 | Boatnerd News
Lake Michigan shipwreck added to National Register of Historic Places The Sidney O. Neff, recognized for its innovative and architectural design as a steam barge, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was “one of the last wooden ships still...
by import2 | February 2, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
SAMUEL MATHER, a.) PILOT KNOB (Hull #522) had her keel laid February 2, 1942, at Ashtabula, Ohio, by Great Lakes Engineering Works. February 2, 1939 – CHIEF WAWATAM went to the shipyard to have a new forward shaft and propeller placed. 1913: The wooden passenger...
